Richard Armitage
Acting
Richard Armitage was born and raised in Leicester, England. He attended Pattison College in Binley Road, Coventry, and studied at LAMDA (the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art). His first appearance on the screen was in a small role in This Year's Love (1999), but it was Sparkhouse (2002) (TV) that gave him a break-through role as the charming but a bit odd character of John Standring opposite Sarah Smart. After two guest-roles in "Cold Feet" (1997) in 2003 and "Between the Sheets" (2003), he landed a role as Steven in Frozen (2005/I), which eventually led him to play the lead role in the big hit BBC drama "North & South" (2004). Other than appearing on screen, he has also appeared on stage--in, for example, Macbeth and Hamlet.
Known for
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tvVE Day 80
2025
Self
tvMissing You
2025
Ellis Stagger
tvTomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
2024
Charles Devereaux (voice)
tvRed Eye
2024
Dr. Matthew Nolan
tvFool Me Once
2024
Joe Burkett
tvObsession
2023
William Farrow
movieThe Man from Rome
2022
Father Quart
tvStay Close
2021
Ray Levine
movieSpace Sweepers
2021
James Sullivan / The CEO of UTS
movieUncle Vanya
2020
Astrov
tvThe Stranger
2020
Adam Price
movieThe Lodge
2020
Richard
movieMy Zoe
2019
James Lewis
movieOcean's Eight
2018
Claude Becker
movieSleepwalker
2017
Dr. Scott White
tvCastlevania
2017
Trevor Belmont (voice)
moviePilgrimage
2017
Raymond De Merville
movieBrain on Fire
2017
Tom Cahalan
tvBerlin Station
2016
Daniel Miller
movieAlice Through the Looking Glass
2016
King Oleron
movieThe Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014
Thorin Oakenshield
movieThe Crucible
2014
John Proctor
movieInto the Storm
2014
Gary Morris
movieThe Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013
Thorin Oakenshield
tvHannibal
2013
Francis Dolarhyde
movieThe Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012
Thorin Oakenshield
movieCaptain America: The First Avenger
2011
Heinz Kruger
tvHMS Ark Royal
2011
Himself - Narrator
tvLost Land of the Tiger
2010
Self - Narrator
tvStrike Back
2010
John Porter
tvMoving On
2009
John Mulligan
movieThe Great Sperm Race
2009
Narrator (Voice)
movieMiss Marie Lloyd: Queen of the Music Hall
2007
Percy Courtenay
tvRobin Hood
2006
Sir Guy of Gisbourne
tvThe Impressionists
2006
Claude Monet
movieShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
2005
Peter Macduff
tvThe Golden Hour
2005
Dr. Alec Track
tvMalice Aforethought
2005
William Chatford
movieFrozen
2005
Steven
tvNorth & South
2004
John Thornton
tvBetween The Sheets
2003
Paul Andrews
tvUltimate Force
2002
Capt. Ian Macalwain
tvSparkhouse
2002
John Standring
tvSpooks
2002
Lucas North / Armed Police Officer
tvThe Inspector Lynley Mysteries
2002
Philip Turner
movieMacbeth
2001
Angus
tvCleopatra
1999
Epiphanes
movieThis Year's Love
1999
Smug Man at Party
tvThe Vicar of Dibley
1994
Harry Kennedy
tvGMTV
1993
Self
tvCasualty
1986
Craig Parker
tvNatural World
1983
Narrator
movieNow & Then
Chris
Winter
Dr Ethan Winter